完整版高级英语第一册修订本第12课Lesson12TheLoons原文和翻译.docx
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TheLoons
MargarelLaurence
1、JustbelowManawaka,wheretheWachakwaRiverranbrownandnoisy
overthepebbles,thescruboakandgrey-greenwillowandchokecherrybushes
grewinadensethicket.Inaclearingatthecentreofthethicketstoodthe
Tonnerrefamily'sshack.Thebasisatthisdwellingwasasmallsquarecabin
madeofpoplarpolesandchinkedwithmud,whichhadbeenbuiltbyJules
Tonnerresomefiftyyearsbefore,whenhecamebackfromBatochewitha
bulletinhisthigh,theyearthatRielwashungandthevoicesoftheMetis
enteredtheirlongsilence.Juleshadonlyintendedtostaythewinterinthe
WachakwaValley,butthefamilywasstillthereinthethirties,whenIwasachild.
AstheTonnerreshadincreased,theirsettlementhadbeenaddedto,untilthe
clearingatthefootofthetownhillwasachaosoflean-tos,woodenpacking
cases,warpedlumber,discardedcartypes,ramshacklechickencoops,tangled
strandsofbarbedwireandrustytincans.
2、TheTonnerreswereFrenchhalfbreeds,andamongthemselvesthey
spokeapatoisthatwasneitherCreenorFrench.TheirEnglishwasbrokenand
fullofobscenities.TheydidnotbelongamongtheCreeoftheGalloping
Mountainreservation,furthernorth,andtheydidnotbelongamongthe
Scots-IrishandUkrainiansofManawaka,either.Theywere,asmy
GrandmotherMacLeodwouldhaveputit,neitherflesh,fowl,norgoodsalt
herring.Whentheirmenwerenotworkingatoddjobsorassectionhandson
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theC.P.R.theylivedonrelief.Inthesummers,oneoftheTonnerreyoungsters,
withafacethatseemedtotallyunfamiliarwithlaughter,wouldknockatthe
doorsofthetown'sbrickhousesandofferforsalealard-pailfullofbruisedwild
strawberries,andifhegotasmuchasaquarterhewouldgrabthecoinandrun
beforethecustomerhadtimetochangehermind.SometimesoldJules,orhis
sonLazarus,wouldgetmixedupinaSaturday-nightbrawl,andwouldhitout
atwhoeverwasnearestorhowldrunkenlyamongtheoffendedshopperson
MainStreet,andthentheMountiewouldputthemforthenightinthebarredcell
underneaththeCourtHouse,andthenextmorningtheywouldbequietagain.
3、PiquetteTonnerre,thedaughterofLazarus,wasinmyclassatschool.
ShewasolderthanI,butshehadfailedseveralgrades,perhapsbecauseher
attendancehadalwaysbeensporadicandherinterestinschoolworknegligible.
Partofthereasonshehadmissedalotofschoolwasthatshehadhad
tuberculosisofthebone,andhadoncespentmanymonthsinhospital.Iknew
thisbecausemyfatherwasthedoctorwhohadlookedafterher.Hersickness
wasalmosttheonlythingIknewabouther,however.Otherwise,sheexisted
formeonlyasavaguelyembarrassingpresence,withherhoarsevoiceandher
clumsylimpingwalkandhergrimycottondressesthatwerealwaysmilestoo
long.Iwasneitherfriendlynorunfriendlytowardsher.Shedweltandmoved
somewherewithinmyscopeofvision,butIdidnotactuallynoticehervery
muchuntilthatpeculiarsummerwhenIwaseleven.
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4、Idon'tknowwhattodoaboutthatkid.myfathersaidatdinnerone
evening.PiquetteTonnerre,Imean.Thedamnbone'sflaredupagain.I'vehad
herinhospitalforquiteawhilenow,andit'sundercontrolallright,butIhate
likethedickenstosendherhomeagain.
5、Couldn'tyouexplaintohermotherthatshehastorestalot?
mymother
said.
6、Themother'snottheremyfatherreplied.Shetookoffafewyearsback.
Can'tsayIblameher.Piquettecooksforthem,andshesaysLazaruswould
neverdoanythingforhimselfaslongasshe'sthere.Anyway,Idon'tthinkshe'd
takemuchcareofherself,onceshegotback.She'sonlythirteen,afterall.Beth,
Iwasthinking—WhatabouttakingheruptoDiamondLakewithusthissummer?
Acoupleofmonthsrestwouldgivethatboneamuchbetterchance.
7、Mymotherlookedstunned.
8、ButEwen--whataboutRoddieandVanessa?
9、She'snotcontagious,myfathersaid.Anditwouldbecompanyfor
Vanessa.
10、Ohdear,mymothersaidindistress,I'llbetanythingshehasnitsin
herhair.
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11、ForPete'ssake,myfathersaidcrossly,doyouthinkMatronwouldlet
herstayinthehospitalforallthistimelikethat?
Don'tbesilly,Beth.
12、GrandmotherMacLeod,herdelicatelyfeaturedfaceasrigidasacameo,
nowbroughthermauve-veinedhandstogetherasthoughshewereaboutto
beginprayer.
13、Ewen,ifthathalfbreedyoungstercomesalongtoDiamondLake,I'm
notgoing,sheannounced.I'llgotoMorag'sforthesummer.
14、Ihadtroubleinstiflingmyurgetolaugh,formymotherbrightened
visiblyandquicklytriedtohideit.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmother
MacLeodandPiquette,Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.
15、Itmightbequiteniceforyou,atthat,shemused.Youhaven'tseen
Moragforoverayear,andyoumightenjoybeinginthecityforawhile.Well,
Ewendear,youdowhatyouthinkbest.IfyouthinkitwoulddoPiquettesome
good,thenwe'IIbegladtohaveher,aslongasshebehavesherself.
16、Soithappenedthatseveralweekslater,whenweallpiledintomy
father'soldNash,surroundedbysuitcasesandboxesofprovisionsandtoysfor
myten-month-oldbrother,PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,
miraculously,wasnot.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottagefora
coupleofweeks,forhehadtogetbacktohispractice,buttherestofuswould
stayatDiamondLakeuntiltheendofAugust.
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17、Ourcottagewasnotnamed,asmanywere,DewDropInnor
Bide-a-Wee,orBonnieDoon”.Thesignontheroadwayboreinaustere
lettersonlyourname,MacLeod.Itwasnotalargecottage,butitwasonthe
lakefront.Youcouldlookoutthewindowsandsee,throughthefiligreeofthe
sprucetrees,thewaterglisteninggreenlyasthesuncaughtit.Allaroundthe
cottagewereferns,andsharp-branchedraspberrybushes,andmossthathad
grownoverfallentreetrunks,Ifyoulookedcarefullyamongtheweedsand
grass,youcouldfindwildstrawberryplantswhichwereinwhiteflowernowand
inanothermonthwouldbearfruit,thefragrantglobeshanginglike
miniaturescarletlanternsonthethinhairystems.Thetwogreysquirrelswere
stillthere,gossipingatusfromthetallsprucebesidethecottage,andbythe
endofthesummertheywouldagainbetameenoughtotakepiecesofcrust
frommyhands.Thebroadmooseantlersthathungabovethebackdoorwerea
littlemorebleachedandfissuredafterthewinter,butotherwiseeverythingwas
thesame.Iracedjoyfullyaroundmykingdom,greetingalltheplacesIhadnot
seenforayear.Mybrother,Roderick,whohadnotbeenbornwhenwewere
herelastsummer,satonthecarruginthesunshineandexaminedabrown
sprucecone,meticulouslyturningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurious
hands.Mymotherandfathertotedtheluggagefromcartocottage,exclaiming
overhowwelltheplacehadwintered,nobrokenwindows,thankgoodness,no
apparentdamagefromstormfelledbranchesorsnow.
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18、OnlyafterIhadfinishedlookingarounddidInoticePiquette.Shewas
sittingontheswingherlamelegheldstifflyout,andherotherfootscuffingthe
groundassheswungslowlybackandforth.Herlonghairhungblackand
straightaroundhershoulders,andherbroadcoarse-featuredfaceboreno
expression--itwasblank,asthoughshenolongerdweltwithinherownskull,
asthoughshehadgoneelsewhere.Iapproachedherveryhesitantly.
19、Wanttocomeandplay?
20、Piquettelookedatmewithasuddenflashofscorn.
21、Iain'takid,shesaid.
22、Wounded,Istampedangrilyaway,swearingIwouldnotspeaktoherfor
therestofthesummer.Inthedaysthatfollowed,however,Piquettebeganto
interestme,andlbegantowanttointeresther.Myreasonsdidnotappear
bizarretome.Unlikelyasitmayseem,IhadonlyjustrealisedthattheTonnerre
family,whomIhadalwaysheardCalledhalfbreeds,wereactuallyIndians,oras
nearasmadenodifference.MyacquaintancewithIndianswasnotexpensive.I
didnotremembereverhavingseenarealIndian,andmynewawarenessthat
PiquettesprangfromthepeopleofBigBearandPoundmaker,ofTecumseh,of
theIroquoiswhohadeatenFatherBrébeuf'sheart--allthisgaveheraninstant
attractioninmyeyes.IwasdevotedreaderofPaulineJohnsonatthisage,and
sometimeswouldoratealoudandinanexaltedvoice,WestWind,blowfrom
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yourprairienest,Blowfromthemountains,blowfromthewest--andsoon.It
seemedtomethatPiquettemustbeinsomewayadaughteroftheforest,a
kindofjuniorprophetessofthewilds,whomightimparttome,ifItooktheright
approach,someofthesecretswhichsheundoubtedlyknew--wherethe
whippoorwillmadehernest,howthecoyoterearedheryoung,orwhateverit
wasthatitsaidinHiawatha.
23、IsetaboutgainingPiquette'strust.Shewasnotallowedtogoswimming,
withherbadleg,butImanagedtolureherdowntothebeach--orrather,she
camebecausetherewasnothingelsetodo.Thewaterwasalwaysicy,forthe
lakewasfedbysprings,butIswamlikeadog,thrashingmyarmsandlegs
aroundatsuchspeedandwithsuchanoutputofenergythatInevergrewcold.
Finally,whenIhadenough,IcameoutandsatbesidePiquetteonthesand.
Whenshesawmeapproaching,herhandssquashedflatthesandcastleshehad
beenbuilding,andshelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.
24、Doyoulikethisplace?
Iasked,afterawhile,intendingtoleadonfrom
thereintothequestionofforest
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